The Winslow Community Cupboard, which serves 36 towns, bought a 7-bay garage at 26 Lithgow St. and is trying to raise $150,000 to build a large freezer and cooler to hold pallets of food, to meet growing need for food across central Maine.
Amy Calder
Staff Writer
Amy Calder covers Waterville, including city government, for the Morning Sentinel and writes a column, “Reporting Aside,” which appears Sundays in both the Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. She has worked at the newspaper since 1988, including a stint as bureau chief for the Somerset County Bureau in Skowhegan, and has covered a variety of beats. A Skowhegan native, she holds a bachelors in English from University of Hartford and completed post-graduate work at the School of Education at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has received numerous of awards from the Maine Press Association and New England Associated Press News Executives Association and is author of the book, "Comfort is an Old Barn," a collection of curated columns published by Islandport Press. Calder lives in Waterville with her husband, Philip Norvish, a retired Sentinel reporter and editor.
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All Waterville woman wants is a family home | Column
Living in a tent in the woods with her husband, Tasha Wellman dreams that one day she will be with her family together in a real house.
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Albion man charged with manslaughter for crash that killed child
Benjamin Lancaster, 44, was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail during an initial court appearance at the Capital Judicial Center on Monday afternoon.
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Oakland woman says 103rd birthday will be ‘just another day’ | Column
Edith Cunningham remembers the days when there were dirt roads, no electricity, the family was snowed in for two or three days and she rode a horse-drawn sleigh to school in winter.
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Kennebec drowning victim remembered as a generous man who loved the outdoors
Robert Stolt was fishing on the Kennebec River near Lines Island in Bath on Sunday when he jumped into the water to rescue his dog after it had tried to retrieve a fish.
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Burnham woman again charged with animal cruelty
The state is investigating a woman who allegedly kept and sold malnourished horses, cows, dogs and cats at her Burnham property and was convicted of nearly identical charges about 15 years ago.
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Recalling ‘M-A-S-H’ creator’s Waterville connection | Column
Dedicated “M-A-S-H” fans and Waterville residents Joe Schmalzel and his son, Joshua, gave a presentation about Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr.’s life and work at the then-Thayer Hospital, Amy Calder writes.
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Eastbound lane of Ticonic Bridge in Waterville and Winslow opens
The eastbound lane of the Ticonic Bridge from Waterville to Winslow opened at 5 p.m. Thursday after a six-month closure for construction.
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Belgrade workshop focuses on the art of sheep shearing
Fourteen students, as well as observers and instructors, took part in a two-day sheep shearing workshop at North Belgrade Community Center, organized by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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Leaving our central Maine youth in the dust | Column
We baby boomers had it pretty good when we consider how young people entering the workforce now struggle to meet high rents, buy food and gas and pay off college and car loans, Amy Calder writes.